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Definition 2024

stand_in_for

stand in for

English

Verb

stand in for

(idiomatic, transitive) To replace; to act as a double or substitute for.
I asked my colleague to stand in for me so I could take the day off.

Translations

replace

Chinese:
Mandarin: 代替 (zh) ‎(dàitì)
Dutch: vervangen (nl)
Finnish: tuurata (fi)
French: remplacer (fr), suppléer (fr)
German: sich ersetzen

Interlingua: suppler a un persona
Italian: sostituire (it), fare le veci
Romanian: înlocui (ro)
Russian: замеща́ть (ru) impf ‎(zameščátʹ), замести́ть (ru) pf ‎(zamestítʹ)
Spanish: substituir (es)
Korean: ~를 대신하여

See also

stand in